Book-case



(No Model.)

E. HOYT, Jr. BOOK CASE.

No. 433,345. Patented July 29, 189C'. 2f/@yf UNITED STATES ,PATENTOFFICE..

EDVIN I'IOYT, JR., OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

BooK-CASE.l

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,345, dated July,29, 1890.

Applicationlecl February 5, 1890. ASerial No. l$319,265. (No model.)

To a/ZZ. whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWIN I'IOYT, .I r., a citizen ofthe United States,residing at the city of Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State ofMichigan, have invented a certain new and useful Book-Case, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The nature ofmy invention relates to certain new and useful improvementsin shelving for book cases and other analogous articles of furniture. y

The invention consistsin the arrangement of the shelves in combinationwith the side pieces of the book-case so that the shelves will bind ,theentire frame-work together without projecting beyond said snide framesor pieces;

also in combination with the side pieces and shelves of a hackingconsisting of one or more pieces adapted to slide in grooves providedfor their reception in the side pieces; also in the method of attachingthe top to the body of the book-case, constructed as hereinafterdescribed.

The objects of my invention are, first, to construct a book-case oranalogous piece of furniture so that it may be readily taken to piecesand shipped in knockdown; second, to bind the side pieces of thebook-case together by means of the adjustable shelves itted to the innersides of the side pieces and having a vertical motion with reference tosaid sides, thereby enabling the operator to adjust the shelves to anyrequired position within the side pieces and at the same time to havesuch shelves bind the side pieces together; third, to cheapen theconstruction of a portable book-case. These objects I accomplish bymeans of the mechanism illustrated in thev accompanying drawings, inwhich` Figure 1- shows a front view of a book-case constructedinaccordance with my invention. Fig. 2 shows a plan view of the body ofthe book-case with the top removed for the purpose of illustrating thegrooves in the side pieces designed to receive the binding-pieces andthe ends of the shelves, and also the grooves for the reception of thebacking. Fig. 3 shows an end view of a shelf with one of thebindingpieces attached thereto. Fig. 4 shows an edge view of abindingstrip and the device for adjusting and holding the shelf in therequired position. Fig. 5 is a view showing a modification of the sidepieces.

Similar figures refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the form of my invention.illustrated in the drawings, l l representthe side pieces of the book-case, which are provided with longitudinalgrooves, (shown by 7 7, &c.,) preferably extending from the upper end ofthe side pieces to a point as'low or lower than the lowest shelf.

6 6 represent grooves for the reception of backing-strips 4.

3 represents the shelves.

5 5 represent a metallic binding piece or strip, which, in theillustration shown in Fig. 3, isattached to the shelf at or near itscorner, leaving the plain. board extending beyond, so as to fit into oneof the grooves 7. This binding-strip 5 may -be attached to the shelf bymeans of pins or screws or in any suitable manner, and the binding pieceor strip at each corner of the shelf has a sliding hooked engagementwith a side piece l by reason of such binding-piece extending into oneof the grooves 7, which run vertically near the vertical edges of theside pieces.

I provide one binding-strip for each corner of the shelf, so that theshelf is supported at its four corners, and in connection with eachbinding-piece I provide a shelf-sustaining device, which engages a sidepiece l, and is composed, as here shown, of an eccentric (shown in Figs.3 and 4) by 8 turning upon a pivot 9. These eccentrics are adapted toengage with small cavities cut in the inner face of the side pieces, twoof which are shown in Fig. 2, by l0 l0. These grooves are preferably onthe arc of a circle and need not exceed an eighth of an inch in depthfor the reason that the shelves bind the side pieces together and asmall eccentric or stop 8 securely holds the shelf in position, althoughit projects but a small distance into the side pieces.

In the drawings I have shown the grooves 7 7, &c., cut in the woodorbody of the side pieces. These, however, may be made in any suitablemanner, and the form of the bilid- IOO ing-pieces may be varied, itbeing sufficient IOS the shelf may have a projection adapted to fit intoa suitable groove in the side pieces.

2 represents a top piece, which is preferably constructed so as to itinto grooves 6 6, thereby securing the saine to the top of the caseproper. Other attaohmentsmay be provided if found desirable. l

By the construction described the top can be removed, the back 4 can beremoved, the shelves taken from the grooves, and thewhole packed into anarrow compass.

I deem my invention peculiarly applicable.

shelves having at each corner an attached' binding-piece and all of thebinding-pieces in sliding hooked engagement with the side' pieces at thegrooves, said shelves adapted to slide vertically while i-nsuch hook-edengagement, shelf-sustaining devices engaging the `side-pieces forsupporting the shelves atany `desired elevation, and a case-back slidingvertically in engagement with the side pieces in -rear ot' the shelves,substantially as described.

'-niture, side pieces provided with grooves for 2. ln a-book-case oranalogous piece `of furthe reception of the shelves and also withgrooves for the adjustment of the shelves, shelves provided withbinding-pieces adapted to move in the grooves on the innerjside of saidupright pieces, and an eccentric or button adapted to engage with thehorizontal grooves in .the side pieces for the purpose of adj ustin gtheshelves at any required position, substantiallyas and for the purposedescribed.

3. A book-case or analogous articleof furniture, consisting of the sidepieces having vertically-adjustable shelves in engagement therewith andsaid side pieces each havinga vertical groove in rear of the shelves, aback panel sliding vertically in ysaid grooves behind theshelves, andthe cap-piece engaged Vwith and sliding vertically in the grooves vabovethe back panel, substantially as de- 4. In a book-case or analogouspiece of furniture and in combination with theside-supporting-piecesthereof, a shelf provided with fourbinding-pieces, one at each corner,adapt ed to engage with grooves inthe inner surface of said upright pieces,.and `a lock-button oreccentric with each binding-piece adapted to engage withsuit-ablegrooves or indentures in the upright side pieces forthe purposeof holding the shelf in any required position,

substantially las described. c have'hereunto set my In yvvitn esswhereof hand and seal in the'presence of two witnesses.

EDWIN HOYT, .l R. [L. s] I/Vitnesses:

EDWARD TAGGART, vHARRY P. VAN WAGNER.

